What
a great day! As I listen to Smashing Pumpkins emphasizing randomly on my
Pandora shuffle “Today” (is the greatest day I've ever known).... ya
buddy, had to write ... My day started with a zodiac ride to Kaanapali Beach. I
love working the beach! We get to Baywatch it: hitting the gas beaching the
zodiac on the sand to unload and set up base camp... “The three yellow
umbrellas in front of Kaanapali Beach Hotel” ; )
I
seriously feel like a Princess of the Sea being escorted by 2-3 strapping fine
gentlemen... Aaaah... they are so good to me.
After
they get the umbrellas totally secured; able to withstand huge gusts of wind
that come ripping down the beach every once in a while... these dust devils
are a sight... I set up my office which consists of two coolers as my “desk”
that contains “office equipment” such as staples, clipboards,
paperwork, HIGHLIGHTERS, etc... with one of the coolers holding the laptop down
with its handle seat belting it propped open.
Our
day was crazy busy but I Iove chaos... good chaos... Parasail trips every
half hour running two boats seating up to 12 flyers a trip... Folks that’s
lots of people I get to talk to from 8-5...
For
the most part, everyone is awesome amazing!!! But... there are those people
that you come across that are ones you could have done without. But, thank you
for the lesson it does make for a great story! Lol... So lets talk story...
We
had some parents who signed their 9 yr old and 12 yr old up to fly 1200
ft tandem on the water for one hour, in flight for 8-10 minutes ...
they signed the waivers and even added their names all over the place as if
they were going also... After a little confusion because of too many heads for
my numbers... after going thru the paperwork again to figure it out... The
Wowwowwowski's, total haole Americans with the craziest last name, thought that
because they signed their kids up they get a free pass on the ride...
“No,
I'm sorry, we have no room for observers and you did not sign up for any
observers. So if you want to come back in an hour, I can reschedule you and you
can pay $35 each which is an amazing boat ride for a great price, especially
for here on Maui.”
They
immediately started complaining about this and that because blah blah blah,
like its “West Maui Parasail's” responsibility to inform every
parent signing their kids up, that they need to buy an observer pass to be on
the boat also...
After
much unpleasant interaction with this actually, fair fighting debating skilled
guy, which I must admit, I enjoyed the challenge and dance with this stranger
if you will... I ended the convo with, “Look, you don't buy your kids concert
tickets with the idea that you are getting into the concert for free just
because you are the parent.” CHECKMATE it was great!
I
phoned Jen, Best reservationalist ever!!! AND she is tall blonde and beautiful to
BOOT!!!
Anyhow,
I had to get back to her to tell her how that all went... I didn’t realize that
the dad, who chose to stay behind while wife observed with the children at the
later time, was in ears reach somewhere... Which, you know what? I’m da kine
that will say to your face what I say behind your back... So freakin happy for
that! Haha...
So
after I get off the phone with Jen, Mr Wowski steps forward and says, “I don’t
appreciate you calling your girlfriends and” ... blah blah blah (telling
them all about it)...
OH
FUCK... so glad I told Jen exactly how it went down with a bit of girlfriend
pizazz, high flying the support of good cop/bad cop when they insisted on
canceling if they didn’t get to go for free.
Jen,
the amazing gorgeous bad ass she is, had suggested we refund half just to come
half way. Well, they had rescheduled for the next trip and bought one observer
seat, (that his wife and children were currently on)...
“Well,
if you must know, that was the boss lady that wanted to hear how it went”
He
continued to debate on this and that ending with 'No he doesn't need to call
the office and complain' because I'm sick of listening... He just needed
to “have the interaction and
discussion with me on a personal level” ...
With
that said, I retorted, “Well, I’m done having any further interaction and
discussion on a personal level with you, so if you don’t mind...” CHECKMATE
Well
holy hell, high fives and support from the guys who witnessed EVERYTHING, lol.
NEXT...
Giant beach crab holding up traffic...
Out
of nowhere comes this guy....
He
created quite a crowd, entering on the scene scrambling like Sebastian in da
kitchen but instead of a chef with a butcher knife, it was a family of 6 with a
snorkel dude that was showing all of them how to grab and hold the crab... pour
crab, scrabbling until I got eye to eye with him to say, “Poor crab look at
his eye”... His eye had tweaked and looked broke... eww... poor guy.
We
flew til after 5; ending with a Great Gentle Gnarly Giant that leaped on in a
run from the beach hopping on the zodiac like a young boy running and leaping
on his bed at the end of the greatest day ever, who happened to ROCK the last
name KING!!!
Lucky
fella, he got a private charter because the other party was driving from Kihei
and was running 20 minutes late & were great about notifying us politely,
graciously asking to honor this flight they are running 20 minutes late for...
Great to know! “Mr King, jump on” and he did just that!
You
could hear him hollering with excitement, laughter and joy when the Parasail
Capt. & Crew dipped this joyful 6'7” perfect set man sporting a mohawk,
pierced lip, gauged ears, tats all over, well dressed Punk Rocker with an
awesome 4” goatee!!! LOVED IT!!!
Family
that showed up from Kihei was a gorgeous couple; a beautiful blonde and a fine
handsome black man with their daughters, one that looked just like her and one
that looked like him. They had a great accent all British, New Zealand like,
who knows... but it sure made them look even more darling. Especially with all
their niceness and realness. Loved them.
My
amazing day ended with flying fish on the roller coaster ride home with Capt
Sean, taking those waves on the sea like the champ he is; motoring to the boat
ramp coming up to multiple Eagle Rays mating! I guess tis the season... Wow, if
this hasn't been the craziest day ever with all kinds of sightings... down to
the low flying cargo plane...
“What
does all this mean?” I ask out loud to Capt Sean.
He
looks at me and says, “It means it is mating season”
“Well,
I have homework to do, I'm going to look it up, meditate on all these events
and hear the message from the Universe.
CRAB
– shows how to keep protected on all levels; mental, spiritual, physical.
Helping you choose the action best for the moment. Sometimes lateral movement
is better than no movement, trust her direction. Crab can teach to keep your
emotions guarded as well as keeping your solar plexus energy center protected.
Sensing the vibrations around you will aid in communication. Feel the rhythm of
life for when true comfort sets in creative potentialities will be born. Crab
medicine (energy) will help growth even if it means to leave the old behind. If
crab is in fresh water realize the freshness of your world. If Crab is in salt
water, it is time to add flavor to your life. Crab will teach much on guarding
yourself but also the balance and movement you need to progress into the next
phase.
OKAY!!!
WOW!!! I have just had a bunch of confirmation to have patience, because I was
just starting to bitch in my mind that I don't feel like I am getting to the
station fast enough... After all, I am sharing a room with my 15 year old
daughter while my 17 year old son is rooming with his cousin Jade, his 21 year
old “guardian”... its all legit, I don't understand why I had to appoint
my 17 year old to someone to be his guardian so he could live on his “own”, but
whatever, thank you Jade for being Dallen's guardian/roommate working side by side
supporting yourselves with your mother's help, thank you Danna.
And
how cool to send Sebastian... I'm seriously feeling like Ariel with my father's
blessing from the sea... King Triton washing up that engagement ring up on the
shore, then today Sebastian in seriously the same spot... its like some magical
portal that I am dancing in ... loving connecting on such a level... The
extreme characters that showed up today on the play list... DUG IT!!! Down to
the annoying negative debater, thank you for the practice.
FLYING
FISH – transformation of the spirit, the type of fish reveals certain strengths
& traits (these fish were FLYING) Fish
in general show how to swim the currents of life, use of intuition to navigate
effectively, aids in attuning to the world of emotions, the un/subconscious and
other worlds, heightened senses including visions dreams and related psychic
abilities. Do you currently feel stuck? The river says it is time to flow. Fish
can show how to ride the tide to new adventures.
EAGLE
RAY – Well, it didn't have eagle ray but it did
have manta ray and sting ray... I think an eagle ray is more similar to a manta
ray over a sting ray but here are the two... Manta Ray signifies emotional
freedom. You are navigating through your emotions with ease and have released
old emotional baggage... Stingray symbolizes old emotional baggage coming to
the surface in your waking life. You are responding to a situation from an old
emotional pain rather than the present.
Well,
so there you have it folks, with the low flying cargo plane along with
everything else... I am excited and can be patient for a little longer, doing
this lovely lateral dance, working this amazing job of mine... that gets me in
the ocean to “soften my edges” as my nephew Elden said to me. I am ready to
receive my abundance that is arriving so soon and is so near, like the cargo
plane... and soon after, or hell, simultaneously, King Triton will deliver my
man of the sea, that is perfect for me... EAGLE RAYS
Thank
you Scott for the great job you provide to many. It definitely is a
family/tribe/village I love being a part of...
Love
you all West Maui Parasail: JD, Jen, Jo, Joel, Joely, Johnathon, Diane, Dean,
Dragon, Dustin, Darren, Marz, Mikey, Scotty, Sue, Sean, Steve, Frank, Riley,
Gabe, Heather, Oshey, Worm, Cat & Celia.